(via Stephanie Davis-Kahl, University Librarian at Illinois Wesleyan University) The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) invites you to attend a two-part Shared Spaces Series moderated by Stephanie Davis Kahl, University Librarian at Illinois Wesleyan University. To register, please click on the links below. In this webinar series, Michelle Boule Smith, Carolyn Ciesla, Pattie…
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Reminder: IRRT International Librarians’ Orientation/Mentoring Committee Seeking Volunteers to Serve as Conference Buddies at ALA Annual–New Deadline Fri., May 5
(via Andrea Malone, University of Houston) Thank you to all who have volunteered thus far to be a conference buddy. We are extending the deadline for others who may have missed the initial call. Please see the details that follow._________________________ The ALA IRRT (International Relations Round Table) International Librarians’ Orientation/Mentoring Committee seeks members to volunteer as…
Reminder: Registration Open for May Online with the CMC Webinar, “Treasure Troves of the Past: Digging into Cataloging Local History” (Thurs., May 11, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT)
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is still open for the next Online with the CMC webinar, “Treasure Troves of the Past: Digging into Cataloging Local History”. It will take place on Thursday, May 11, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. Local history is broader than you may think, encompassing town newspapers, family histories, cookbooks,…
Call for Volunteers: Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries Committees
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) is seeking members for all committees. This year we are specifically in need of members to serve on the IACRL Membership Committee and to chair various committees. Serving on a committee is a great way to meet other Illinois academic library workers and donate…
Reminder: Registration Open for ACRL First Year Experience Discussion Group Webinar “Transforming the First Year Experience” (Wed., May 3, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)
(via Kimberly Shotick, Northern Illinois University) Please join us for the ACRL First Year Experience (FYE) Discussion Group webinar “Transforming the First Year Experience” on Wednesday, May 3, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. This discussion will take place via Zoom and is open to all library workers interested in discussing the library’s role in students’ first year…
Call for Participation: Service Inequities Survey for Staff Members at RAILS Institutions–Deadline Sun., May 14
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) RAILS needs your input! As outlined in the 2022-25 RAILS Strategic Plan, one of our objectives is to better understand our members’ perceptions of service inequity. To do that, we’re asking all staff at RAILS member libraries to participate in an online survey to share their knowledge and understanding of RAILS…
Save the Date: ALA Library Services for Dementia/Alzheimer’s Membership Meeting (Open to All Interested in Serving Patrons with Dementia and Alzheimer’s)–Online Mon., May 8, from 1:00 to 2:15 PM CDT
(via Christine Johnson–Director, Waterford (CT) Public Library) Join us on Zoom on Monday, May 8, at 1:00 PM CDT for our ALA LSDA (Library Services for Dementia/Alzheimer’s) membership meeting. The meeting will last 75 minutes. You will have a chance to meet the LSDA leadership team, hear from the 2022 recipients of the Stephen T. Riedner Grant for Life Enhancing Library…
ACRL Distance and Online Learning Section Instruction Committee’s Asynchronous Virtual Poster Session Live Through Fri., April 28
(via Ruth Monnier, Pittsburg State University) The ACRL Distance and Online Learning Section Instruction Committee invites you to participate in our free fifth annual asynchronous Virtual Poster Session now until Friday, April 28. During this week, 15 posters about online teaching and learning practices are available to view and comment on, and presenters are available to answer questions….
Reminder: Submissions for ACRL STS Virtual Lightning Talks (Tuesday, June 20) and Research Forum (Wednesday, June 21) Due Fri., April 28
(via Jeanne Hoover, East Carolina University) The Research Committee of the ACRL Science and Technology Section (STS) will host two sessions coinciding with the 2023 American Library Association Annual Conference to highlight research and practitioner projects related to science and technology librarianship. The committee is seeking proposals to present at the Annual STS Virtual Research…
UIUC’s Elisandro (Alex) Cabada Elected ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect
(via ACRL) Elisandro (Alex) Cabada, Assistant Professor, Emerging Technologies and Immersive Scholarship Librarian, and Director of the Grainger IDEA Lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been elected ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect. Cabada will become president-elect in July 2023 and assume the presidency in July 2024 for a one-year term. “I feel privileged to serve…